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Bidens threat of gun reform driving surge in purchases: Experts A gun show in the United States
President Joe Bidens pledge to stem the "epidemic" of gun violence is helping drive a historic surge in gun sales across the United States, according to experts and media reports.
Industry officials said that June saw the second-highest gun sales for the month at about... |
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Trumps rally in Alabama cancelled over partisan issues General view of the area at the end of former President Donald Trumps campaign-style rally in Wellington, Ohio, on June 26, 2021.
Former US President Donald Trump, who has recently returned to the rally stage, will not be able to hold his next one in the state of Alabama.
The cancellation comes... |
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US prosecutors give Trump Org. Monday deadline Former President Donald Trump speaks during his campaign-style rally in Wellington, Ohio, on June 26, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
Prosecutors in the United States have given former President Donald Trump until Monday to declare why his organization should not face criminal charges.
Therefore, the Trump... |
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US says may walk away from Vienna talks, not to remove all sanctions US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) speaks alongside French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian at a news conference in Paris, France, on June 25, 2021. (Reuters)
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has sought to take pressure off the US by saying that it will become "very hard" to return to the... |
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Pelosi forming select committee to probe assault on US Capitol US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Reuters file photo)
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she is forming a select committee to investigate the January 6 assault on the US Capitol by thousands of supporters of former President Donald Trump who were protesting against the disputed 2020 presidential election.
The... |
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Slap on the wrist: George Floyd family dismayed at Chauvins punishment Philonise Floyd, brother of George Floyd, becomes emotional while giving a victim impact statement, June 25, 2021, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis
George Floyds family is disappointed with the 22-1/2-year sentence issued for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who murdered... |
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Biden says insurrectionists need nukes and F-15s to fight US government US President Joe Biden
US President Joe Biden says armed citizenry would have no hope against the government, warning that those who think they need weapons to take on the government, they need F-15s and nuclear weapons.
"Those who say the blood of patriots yknow and all the stuff about how were... |
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US birth rate suffers biggest decline in nearly 50 years, CDC data show An American man who tested positive for COVID-19 and was not permitted to attend the birth of his child on April 28, 2020, in Oceanside, New York, US, gets emotional seeing his newborn via FaceTime. (Photo by Getty Images)
The United States has registered the largest drop in births in nearly a half-century... |
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Florida gov., rising GOP star, says he has not discussed 2024 with Trump Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis holds up two bills he signed at the Florida National Guard Robert A. Ballard Armory on June 07, 2021 in Miami, Florida. The governor signed the bills to combat foreign influence and corporate espionage in Florida from governments like China. (AFP photo)
Florida Republican... |
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Texas, Arizona Govs. calling for states to send police to help deal with border crisis Dozens of asylum-seeking migrants from Romania, Armenia, and Central America, including a group of unaccompanied minors, await to be transported to a US border patrol processing facility after crossing the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico on a raft in La Joya, Texas, US, May 5, 2021.... |
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Top US general confirms climate changes threat military ops US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (L) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark Milley testifying before US congress members. (File photo)
Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley has confirmed that climate change poses a serious threat to the country, insisting... |
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Federal judge halts debt-relief program for US minority farmers In this file photo, a farmer harvests crops near Sinsinawa Mound in Wisconsin. (Photo by AP)
A federal judge has issued a restraining order halting payments for a loan forgiveness program that provides relief for non-white farmers in the United States.
US District Judge William Griesbach in Milwaukee,... |
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Internal watchdog to probe Trump-era secret seizure of Democratic lawmakers records File photo shows House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff (C) and fellow committee member Rep. Eric Swalwell (R).
The Department of Justices independent internal watchdog says it will launch an investigation into the secret seizure of data from Democratic lawmakers and journalists as part of... |
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Pentagon announces $150 million in military aid to Ukraine Pentagon press secretary John Kirby (AP file photo)
The US Defense Department has announced a 150-million-dollar military aid package to Ukraine saying it will help the country bolster its borders against Russia, amid rising tensions between Kiev and Moscow.
The Pentagon said in a statement on Friday... |
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Biden begins European visit with warning for Russia president US President Joe Biden and US First Lady Jill Biden walk through a cordon of honor guard after arriving at Cornwall Airport Newquay in Saint Mawgan, Britain, on June 9, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
Upon the start of his first foreign trip since taking office, US President Joe Biden has repeated his tough... |
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US Police did not clear protesters from Lafayette Park for Trump photo op: Report Then-President Donald Trump holds up a Bible in front of St. Johns Church after walking across Lafayette Park from the White House on June 1, 2020.(Photo by AFP)
An official report showed the federal police has cleared protesters from Lafayette Park on June 01, 2020, to put up fencing and not to... |
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Senate passes bill to boost US science and tech innovation to counter China The US Capitol Building is seen shortly before sunset in Washington, US May 17, 2017. (Reuters photo)
The US Senate has overwhelmingly approved an expansive bill to boost the countrys ability to compete with Chinese technology.
The Senate, in a 68-32 vote on Tuesday, passed the measure intended... |
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QAnon supporter says he was deceived by pack of lies US President Donald Trumps supporters clash with police outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. (Reuters photo)
A QAnon supporter says he was fed a "pack of lies" to take part in the Jan. 6 protest in an attempt to change the outcome of 2020 presidential election in favor of former President Donald... |
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Congresswoman Omar accused of pandering to Zionists with anti-Palestinian attacks US Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar
US Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has been accused of pandering with Zionists after she compared the Palestinian resistance groups defensive acts with atrocities committed by the US, the Taliban and Israeli occupation forces.
She made the remarks while... |
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Newsmax rejects Gaetz job request amid sex-crimes investigation Representative Matt Gaetz, (R-FL), speaks during a hearing in the Rayburn House office Building on Capitol Hill, in Washington, US,, July 29, 2020. (Reuters photo)
Newsmax, an American conservative outlet favored by former President Donald Trump, has rejected a job request by Florida Republican Rep.... |
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Anonymous turns its ire on Elon Musk for bitcoin trolling, ominously warns the billionaire to EXPECT US FILE PHOTO: SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk © REUTERS/Michele Tantuss /© Youtube/ Anonymous
A group claiming to be part of the Anonymous movement has called for war with Elon Musk, accusing the Tesla founder of manipulating cryptocurrencies, among other alleged sins, and suggesting... |
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Trump rips Biden at GOP convention, vows tremendous 2022 Former US president Donald Trump points to the media while speaking at the North Carolina GOP convention dinner in Greenville, North Carolina, US, June 5, 2021. (Reuters photo)
Former president Donald Trump has returned to the political arena, railing against his successor Joe Biden and predicting... |
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Protests in Minneapolis turn violent after police shoot Black man to death Protesters set a dumpster on fire after a shooting on Thursday in Minneapolis. (Photo by AP)
Protesters have shut down traffic and vandalized buildings in the Minneapolis neighborhood of Uptown after law enforcement officers shot and killed a Black man they were trying to arrest.
On Friday, demonstrators... |
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Pentagon chief, MBS discuss Yemen war as Saudis take more blows on battlefield US Army General Lloyd Austin in March 2016 in Washington (Photo by AFP)
The United States and Saudi Arabia have discussed the kingdoms protracted war on neighboring Yemen, as the Yemeni army steps up gains on the battlefield and retaliatory raids against the kingdoms soil.
US Defense Secretary... |
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US gun violence: Three officers shot during service call in Delaware US officers at Police Departments West Precinct in Seattle, Washington, US. (Reuters file Photo)
A gunman has opened fire on several police officers as they were responding to a service call in the US state of Delaware, wounding three officers.
The incident occurred in Wilmington, when the suspected... |
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Trump says Biden wants migrants to swamp US by scrapping Remain in Mexico rule Migrants wait for asylum as US faces massive influx at Mexico border.
Former US President Donald Trump has once again slammed Joe Bidens policies, saying the new president is seeking to erase US borders and "flood the country with so many illegal aliens that every community is overwhelmed."
"Joe... |
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US military says killed 23 civilians around the world in 2020; NGOs dispute figure This photo shows a Yemeni by walking past a mural depicting a US drone and reading " Why did you kill my family" in the capital Sanaa. (By AFP)
The US military says its operations killed nearly two dozen civilians in foreign counties in 2020; an acknowledgement that observers describe as "woefully... |
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Florida man pleads guilty in Capitol protest case Paul Allard Hodgkins carries a large red "Trump 2020" flag inside the Senate chamber during the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2020.
A Florida man who waved a "Trump 2020" flag inside the Senate chamber during the deadly Capitol protest on January 6, 2021, pleaded guilty over his role in the assault.
Paul... |
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US Republicans putting our entire democracy at risk: Over 100 scholars warn Demonstrators in the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta protested restrictive voting measures under consideration in March. (Getty Images)
Attempts by Republicans to impose voting restrictions across the United States pose an existential threat to democracy in the country, scholars of democracy have... |
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Ex-Trump adviser Flynn denies he said Myanmar-like coup should happen in US Echoing QAnon forums, Michael Flynn appears to suggest Myanmar-style coup should happen in United States.
Donald Trumps former national security advisor, Michael Flynn, has denied reports that he suggested a Myanmar-like coup "should happen" in the United States, accusing the media of "twisted reporting"... |
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